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As a frequent concours judge, author and design consultant, as well as a co-conspirator with prominent designers such as Marcello Gandini, Tom Tjaarda, and Gérard Godfroy on several vehicle projects, Gautam Sen has been the founder or editor of several Indian automotive magazines, establishing the country’s first car magazine in 1986. Since 2015, a Vice President with FIVA, Sen has authored several award-winning books: Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design, Ballot, The Bertone Collection, Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions, Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design, Bugatti: The Italian Decade, and Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca: The Art of Conservation (all by Dalton Watson Fine Books) and others.

Gautam Sen is resident in Paris, France with his family.

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101 Automotive Jewels of India by Gautam Sen and Makarand Baokar The Bertone Collection by Gautam Sen and Michael Robinson Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca:  The Art of Conservation by Corrado Lopresto, Gautam Sen, Paolo Di Taranto
101 Automotive Jewels of India
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Gautam Sen & Makarand Baokar

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A book on the 101 most remarkable, rare and exciting automobiles in India. Within the covers of this book unfolds a journey of discovery of the most unusual, the best preserved and the most archetypical vehicles that survive in the country today.

Several of the important concept cars, as well as the emblematic production models from the Bertone design studio were either retained or later collected by the coachbuilder in a private museum, housed at the studio, Stile Bertone, near Turin. This book is about the many extraordinary cars from the Bertone Collection.

"Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca: The Art of Conservation" captures the rediscovery of this historic vehicle and the way it has been preserved – a fascinating tale of art meeting automobile.

Paolo Martin: Visions in Design by Paolo Martin, with Gautam Sen Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions by Gautam Sen Bugatti: The Italian Decade by Gautam Sen

One of Italy’s most prolific designers, Paolo Martin writes about his life, his designs, his thinking, and his design philosophy in Paolo Martin: Vision in Design.

Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions is a comprehensive look at the life and times of a design giant, and features all his automotive, as well as his non - automotive, designs.

Bugatti: The Italian Decade details the reincarnation and demise of Bugatti.

When Wedge had the Edge by Gautam Sen Lancia Stratos Zero: The Eternal Futurist by Gautam Sen Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design - REVISITED by Gautam Sen

A bold departure from traditional automotive design, captivating the imagination with futuristic aesthetics and aerodynamic efficiency, the wedge style represented a paradigm shift in automotive aesthetics, emphasizing sharp lines, low profiles, and angular contours.

A bold departure from traditional automotive design, captivating the imagination with futuristic aesthetics and aerodynamic efficiency, the wedge style represented a paradigm shift in automotive aesthetics, emphasizing sharp lines, low profiles, and angular contours.

That Marcello Gandini is one of the greatest of automobile designers ever has never been disputed, and whether he is the greatest ever, only time and the directions automobile design takes, will tell. But there is no doubting Marcello Gandini’s immense impact on automobile design.

Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design by Gautam Sen with Branko Radovinovic and Kaare Byberg Ballot by Daniel Cabart and Gautam Sen Ballot by Daniel Cabart and Gautam Sen
Ballot Regular Edition
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Ballot Leatherbound Edition
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This book celebrates the design history of Lamborghini through numerous period reports and previously unpublished images, delving into the extraordinary shapes and the intrepid personalities who made Lamborghini what it is today.

This book is about Ballot the brand, as well as Ernest Ballot, the man behind the brand. It also tells the story of Ernest Henry, the engineer who designed them and the many brilliant racers, designers, innovators associated with Établissement Ballot.

This book is about Ballot the brand, as well as Ernest Ballot, the man behind the brand. It also tells the story of Ernest Henry, the engineer who designed them and the many brilliant racers, designers, innovators associated with Établissement Ballot.

   
 
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